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   anthems for a 17 year old boy by Hugmelikeasoldier

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

   • Not Rated
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   24 Apr 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
   • Holly Wheeler & Karen Wheeler & Mike Wheeler & Nancy Wheeler & Ted Wheeler
   • Mike Wheeler & Wheeler Family
   • Will Byers & Mike Wheeler
   • Jonathan Byers/Steve Harrington
   • Mike Wheeler
   • Will Byers
   • Vecna (Stranger Things)
   • Nancy Wheeler
   • Karen Wheeler
   • Ted Wheeler (Stranger Things)
   • Internalized Homophobia
   • Panic Attacks
   • Implied/Referenced Self-Harm
   • Self-Harm
   • References to Depression
   • Will Byers Needs a Hug
   • Mike Wheeler Needs a Hug
   • Everyone needs a godamn hug
   • Swearing
   • Non straight activities
   • TS is Sad

   Summary

   Will deals with feeling alone, art block, and being in love with Mike.

   Mike deals with internalised homophobia, a shitty father, and being in love with Will.

   Oh yeah, and he’s also under Vecna’s Curse but it’s not like that’s important…

   Or

   “What if Will knew? What if he knew and thought he was fucking disgusting and deserved to rot in hell like those priests on talk shows his dad watched on TV?

   Oh shit, what if his dad knew? He’d been watching Mike for quite a while now, and so what if…

   Mike’s smile dropped and his vision went a little fuzzy around the edges.”

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   3,077

   Chapters:

   1/?

   Kudos:

   4

   Bookmarks:

   2

   Hits:

   27

   Bookmarked by Arthur_Shaw

   22 May 2026